The Glory of the Sun and Moon in the Peerless Tang Sect

"In view of the outstanding performance and undefeated record of the Yu Tianhuang team throughout the competition, the academy has decided to award them two special prizes. The academy will keep these prizes confidential. You can come with me to collect them after the class assignments are completed."

Two special rewards?

This is what distinguishes the champion from the second and third place winners.

Standing among the freshmen, Huo Yuhao looked enviously at Xu Zihuang beside Du Weilun. He couldn't help but wonder what he would feel if he were standing there.

Wang Dong, on the other hand, gritted his teeth. He always believed that as long as he worked hard to improve his cultivation, he might be able to catch up with Yu Tianhuang.

Moreover, he has the huge advantage of having twin martial souls.

It can only be said that his experiences from childhood to adulthood have instilled in him this arrogant personality.

Little did he know that Xu Zihuang was hiding far more than he had imagined.

Even he would have to take a backseat to Xu Zihuang in terms of talent.

As for Xiao Xiao, her delicate face seemed to have lost all color. The shadow Xu Zihuang had cast on her back was simply too great; seeing Xu Zihuang, her body uncontrollably recalled that immense sense of oppression. Her legs went weak, and she almost collapsed to the ground.

No student objected to Yu Tianhuang's team receiving an extra reward. Even if Tuoba Yu and Nanmen Yun'er basically won by default, the other team was indeed the champion team.

They couldn't refute this point; at most, they could only complain that Tuoba Yu and Nanmen Yun'er were lucky.

"Alright, you can rejoin your team now."

Du Weilen waved and faced the crowd again.

"The quality of this year's freshmen is even better than before. I hope you will continue your efforts and remember that hard work pays off. No matter how talented you are, you will not reap good rewards without hard work. Shrek Academy is the number one Soul Master Academy on the continent. I hope that you will all graduate smoothly and achieve excellent results. In view of the outstanding freshmen who have emerged in this year's freshman competition, the academy has specially approved a group of students to become core disciples of the outer academy. I will now announce the list."

Shrek Square fell silent. Core disciples were never limited to the top three teams. Although Du Weiren hadn't said it, who didn't know that core disciples of the outer academy would receive preferential treatment in terms of academy resources? With their own interests at stake, these junior students listened intently, afraid of missing their names.

Du Weilun opened the folder in his hand and read aloud: "Based on the performance of the new students in the assessment, the core disciples who have been approved by the academy are: Yu Tianhuang, Ning Tian, ​​Xie Huanyue, and Dai Huabin."

……

That's it?

Not only the freshmen, but even Xu Zihuang himself did not expect that this year's core disciples would only select four freshmen at the level of three-ring Soul Venerable.

Under the intense gazes of the trainees, Du Weilen turned to another page of the document.

"Given that some freshmen, despite lacking certain talents and abilities, demonstrated outstanding performance in the freshman assessment, the academy has decided to grant them the status of core disciples temporarily until the end of this academic year. If they achieve a breakthrough in next year's promotion exam, they will be considered for formal core disciple status. The list is as follows: Tuoba Yu, Nanmen Yun'er, Wu Feng, Zhu Lu, Zhou Sichen, Cao Jinxuan, Huang Chutian, Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, Cui Yajie, Long Xiangyue, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao."

The college made this decision in order to give these new students some motivation.

With four new Soul Venerable cultivators above them, even if they were dissatisfied, they had no reason to refute them.

When Huo Yuhao heard that his teammates Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao had become prospective core disciples, and especially under the strange gazes of his classmates, his eyes became slightly vacant.

The advice and encouragement from Beibei and Tangya were clearly insufficient to resolve his inferiority complex and extreme personality.

A hint of sadness flashed in his eyes, and he slowly lowered his head, burying that sorrow deep in his heart.

But who can I blame? I can only blame myself for not being good enough, not having the talent, and not having any connections.

The only thing that makes you better than me is that you have a better family background.

A self-deprecating smile appeared on Huo Yuhao's lips, but when he raised his head again, his eyes held a chill.

Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao hadn't expected to be selected as prospective core disciples after being eliminated in the first round. The surprise and joy in their eyes were glaringly obvious to Huo Yuhao.

It turns out that what the academy values ​​is not the ranking in the elimination rounds, but the talent and potential that are predetermined from birth.

Why is God so unfair to me?

Chapter 108 The Soul Bone of the Thirty Thousand Year Fear Demon Head

Next came the class division, with the entire first year divided into four classes. Class 1 consisted of offensive and control-type Soul Masters, Class 2 consisted of defensive and agile-type Soul Masters, Class 3 consisted of support-type Battle Soul Masters, and Class 4 consisted of Battle Soul Masters and Weapon Soul Masters with various special attributes, including food-type and healing-type Soul Masters.

Undoubtedly, Class One is the strongest overall. Xu Zihuang and Dai Huabin were both assigned to this class. The strongest in Class Two is undoubtedly Xie Huanyue. His Pikachu Martial Soul's defensive power is truly astonishing; it's extremely difficult for Soul Masters of the same level to break through his defense.

Class Three is a support class, but not all of them are support characters. Rather, it refers to the battle spirit masters and weapon spirit masters who can directly provide support in battle. For example, Ning Tian, ​​the owner of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda spirit.

Those assigned to Class Four are students with special martial souls. Class Four is also known as the mixed class. They don't have much combat power, but they often have remarkable abilities in certain special areas. The two main types are food-based and healing-based.

Classes are divided in this way for almost every grade, but the higher the grade, the smaller the number of students in each class. This is due to Shrek Academy's strict elimination system. Every year, the promotion assessment eliminates a large number of people. Even among those who successfully graduate from the outer academy, only a handful of students do so each year.

In other words, it would be quite good if 20% of these 300-plus trainees could make it to the end.

Following this was an introduction of the homeroom teachers for each class. Notably, Mu Jin became one of the homeroom teachers for Class 1 of the freshmen, and each class had two homeroom teachers. The other one was Wang Yan, who was very interested in Xu Zihuang.

Wang Yan, a highly experienced teacher, is the head teacher, while Mu Jin is the assistant head teacher.

"Alright, everyone, please return to the teaching building under the guidance of your respective homeroom teachers according to the latest class assignments. Yu Tianhuang, you three come with me to collect your rewards." After announcing this, Du Weilun led Yu Tianhuang and the other two towards the classroom and office area behind the senior grade teaching building.

Du Weilun's office and Wang Yan's office had similar layouts. Besides desks and chairs, there were stacks of bookshelves and a sofa for receiving guests.

Du Weilun smiled and pointed to the sofa, saying, "Please sit down. Tuoba Yu, Nanmen Yun'er, your martial spirits and abilities are quite good. However, because of Yu Tianhuang, your brilliance has been overshadowed. I hope you can have an amazing performance in the assessment for entering the second year next year, and then the academy will consider officially promoting you to core disciples."

"Thank you, Director Du," Tuoba Yu and Nanmen Yun'er said respectfully to Du Weilun.

The only official core disciples were four freshmen, including Yu Tianhuang, whose cultivation had reached the third ring of Soul Venerable. They had no complaints about this arrangement. Moreover, their victory in the freshman assessment was entirely due to Yu Tianhuang's personal strength.

Although Du Weiren asked the three to sit down, they simply stood quietly in front of the desk out of respect for Du Weiren, who was both an elder and a teacher.

Du Weilun was very satisfied with the attitude of Nanmen Yun'er and Tuoba Yu. He nodded, and a large ruby ​​ring on his right hand flashed. Three transparent jade bottles and a leather bag appeared on the table in front of him.

Inside each exquisite little jade bottle was a green pill. The pill was about the size of a walnut, and even though it was sealed in the jade bottle, it could not completely block the faint fragrance that wafted out.

The surface of the elixir was emerald green, with a faint halo flowing inside, crystal clear and full of life.

Xu Zihuang had heard Yan Shaozhe mention before that the champion of this year's freshman assessment would be given an extra three Soul Ascension Pills as a reward, so he wasn't too surprised.

However, both Tuoba Yu and Nanmen Yun'er clearly showed interest, especially Tuoba Yu, whose eyes were practically glued to the screen.

With a wave of his right hand, Du Weiren controlled the three jade bottles with great accuracy, placing them precisely into the hands of the three men.

"This is a Soul Ascension Pill. I won't go into the details of its effects. If you don't know, you can ask your homeroom teacher." After saying this, Du Weilun handed the pouch to Xu Zihuang.

The skin also appears to be a soul tool, with dark patterns on the brown leather and subtle fluctuations of soul power.

"Actually, this is the reward I prepared for you as the champion of the freshman assessment. There is only one reward, and the three of you need to decide who gets it, but this is the most precious prize the academy has given out in the freshman assessment in at least nearly a thousand years. Open it and take a look."

Du Weilin kept his eyes on Xu Zihuang as he said this, but Xu Zihuang remained calm throughout.

Xu Zihuang lowered his head and used his long, slender, fair thumb and forefinger to pull open the rope tied to the leather bag.

A ball of yellow light emerged from the skin and slowly floated in mid-air.

It was a strange, triangular-shaped bone, seemingly a skull, only the size of a palm. It was entirely white, but its eye sockets seemed to hold two burning yellow flames; staring at it for a moment would induce a feeling of dizziness.

The intense fluctuations of soul power made the air in the entire office feel thick and sticky.

"A soul bone?!" Tuoba Yu was the most shocked. Not to mention Xu Zihuang, Nanmen Yun'er's family was also very powerful, and she had come into contact with soul bones before.

But Tuoba Yu was different; his family had long since fallen into decline. This was the first time he had ever closely observed a soul bone that existed only in his knowledge.

Du Weiren gazed into Xu Zihuang's unwavering, deep purple eyes and explained, "That's right, your reward is a soul bone. You all know how important soul bones are. Let me introduce this soul bone to you."

"This soul bone comes from a sub-dragon soul beast with a mental attribute called the Fear Demon Dragon. You should have learned about this soul beast in your freshman theory classes. The Fear Demon Dragon's combat power is not outstanding due to its size, but it is a rare mental attribute dragon. This soul bone was obtained from a Fear Demon Dragon with 30,000 years of cultivation. After the academy's appraisal, the soul master who fuses with this soul bone will gain a mental attribute attack soul skill and greatly enhance their mental power."

If a soul bone of this caliber were to appear at an auction, it would fetch at least a million gold soul coins.

Of the six soul bones, the torso bone is the most precious, followed by the head soul bone. Not to mention that this head soul bone was taken from a spirit-attribute soul beast.

The importance of mental strength to a Soul Master is self-evident.

Especially for Soul Masters at the Title Douluo level, the strength of their mental power is closely related to their ability to break through bottlenecks.

Most importantly, a head spirit bone with a spiritual attribute is suitable for any spirit master.

A strange feeling flashed through Xu Zihuang's mind. He really did have a connection with soul beasts like the Fear Demon Dragon.

Although Du Weilun didn't say it explicitly, Tuoba Yu and Nanmen Yun'er both understood that this soul bone was clearly prepared by the academy specifically for Xu Zihuang.

However, neither they nor Du Weiren expected that Xu Zihuang would look down on the head soul bone of the terrifying dragon with 30,000 years of cultivation.

With more experience, one's horizons naturally broaden.

It should be noted that even the right leg bone taken from a demonic orca with 20,000 years of cultivation did not tempt Xu Zihuang back then.

Although the Fear Dragon is considered a powerful sub-dragon soul beast, it is still somewhat inferior to the Demon Orca, which is the top overlord of the ocean.

His talent is excellent; fusing with such a soul bone would be a complete waste.

Chapter 109 The Right Arm Bone of the Eight-Thousand-Year-Old Ghost King Vine

"I'll give you this physical form as well. It can conceal fluctuations in your soul power. Integrate with it as soon as you get back. Although the academy is safe, it's said that 'a common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime.' Also, you must keep the academy's knowledge of obtaining the soul bone reward a secret. I believe you know what to do."

Du Weilun got up and escorted Yu Tianhuang and the other two to the door, only turning his gaze away after they had disappeared from sight.

His expression was somewhat helpless. Despite possessing such a high-quality soul bone, Yu Tianhuang had not shown the slightest interest from beginning to end.

Even he would be tempted by the head soul bone of a fearsome dragon with 30,000 years of cultivation.

Just as he was about to turn around and go back to his office, an elderly man in white appeared beside him without him noticing.

Du Weilin was taken aback at first, then bowed respectfully.

"Dean."

The person who arrived was none other than Yan Shaozhe, the dean of the Martial Soul Department, who had appeared at the semi-finals of the freshman assessment that morning.

Du Weilun thought for a moment and decided to tell Yan Shaozhe about Yu Tianhuang's previous performance.

"Velen, no need to say anything, I know everything."

Yan Shaozhe, however, saw through Du Weilun's thoughts at a glance and smiled gently.

"If even a terrifying dragon soul bone with 30,000 years of cultivation can't sway you, then I'll keep betting. Let's see if the Soul Guidance Department can keep up. Old Qian, do you think it's so easy to poach people right in front of me?"

As he spoke, he walked into Du Weilin's office first, while Du Weilin followed a few steps behind Yan Shaozhe.

“Viren, tell me what you know about this little guy, Yu Tianhuang. For example, the people and things he likes…”

Yan Shaozhe was also a leading figure among the freshmen of his year.

In his view, even the most outstanding people are not immune to the mundane. Even he himself had some minor flaws when he was young.

Du Weilen's facial muscles twitched slightly.

This dean, who held a high position in the entire Shrek Academy, actually lowered himself to inquire about a freshman's preferences.

But when he thought of Yu Tianhuang's astonishing talent, he felt relieved.